Connecting the 3 E’s – Webinar Ties Together Housing & Health Outcomes

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The connection between housing and health is an indisputable one. Living in a health hazard-free home is important for everyone – especially children – to living healthy successful lives.

The presence of hazardous materials in many homes, including lead-based paints, mold, and pests threaten the health and safety of many children living in low-income homes.

An upcoming webinar by the National League of Cities will discuss the importance that municipal governments have in enforcing local building codes and inspecting properties for code violations that might negatively impact health.

The webinar, entitled Connecting the 3 E’s: The Importance of Equity, Enforcement and Engagement in Advancing City Healthy Housing Efforts, will take place on Wednesday, February 22 at 1:00pm ET.

In order to reduce health disparities, it is critical to address inequities in programs, practices, and policies. Join our site, connect with others, and get involved.

Improving “healthy” housing have been found to be most effective when there is “an intentional commitment to addressing disparities and eliminating the root causes of housing hazards.”

Getting governments to work with residents and actively enforcing the housing code violations is going to be the major focus of the conversation.

City leaders from Kansas City, MO, Greensboro, NC, and Rochester, NY as well as from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative will be part of the webinar.

The webinar is free; those interested can register here.

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